Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects.
The highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame delivered countless moments comic book fans had dreamed of seeing in a live-action for years, including an incredible final battle that featured nearly every hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Of course, many of those fan-favorite scenes would not have been possible without the special effects wizards working behind the scenes.
Now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored the Avengers: Endgame visual effects team with an Oscar nomination. The sole Oscar nomination for Avengers: Endgame places the Marvel Studios film in competition with The Irishman, The Lion King, 1917, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
You can check out the full list of Best Visual Effects Oscar nominees below!
Congratulations to the Visual Effects nominees! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/XpsELPkZ1u
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 13, 2020
Fans can find out if Avengers: Endgame wins the Oscar for Best Visual Effects when the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony airs on ABC on February 9, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Here is the official synopsis for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame.
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.
Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
